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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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